sūn 孙

Sun Wu (dates of birth and death unknown) The Sage of War, a military strategist in the late Spring and Autumn Period, was from the State of Qi and wrote "Thirteen Chapters of Military Strategy". Sun Zi is respected as the originator of military strategy, and "The Art of War" is regarded as the sacred classic of military science. Sun Quan (182 - 252) Sun Yat - sen (1866 - 1925) With the courtesy name Yixian and the alias Zhongshanqiao, he was commonly known as Mr. Zhongshan and was from Xiangshan County, Guangdong. In the late Qing Dynasty, seeing the national power declining day by day and the nation on the verge of peril, he roused his comrades and founded the Revive China Society, a revolutionary and nation - saving organization. Later, it was renamed the Kuomintang of China, and he was elected as the premier. He dedicated himself to the revolution for decades, worked hard and persevered indomitably. Finally, in the Xinhai Revolution, he overthrew the Qing Dynasty, established the Republic of China, and changed the state system to a democratic republic. He created the Three Principles of the People and the Five - Power Constitution, and wrote "The Plan for National Reconstruction" and "The Outline for National Reconstruction", which were the supreme principles for revolutionary national construction. He passed away in Beijing in the 14th year of the Republic of China. In the 29th year of the Republic of China, the National Government issued an order to honor him as the Father of the Republic of China.